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Where does “promotions” come from?

promotions (French) comes from French promotion, from Latin prōmōtiō, from Latin promoveo, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

promotions (French): plural of promotion

Definitions

  1. plural of promotion

Ancestry of “promotions”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpromotionpromotion; promotion, advertising; special offer,...
2Latinprōmōtiō—
3LatinpromoveoI move forward, cause to advance, push onward,...
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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